Masataka Yoshida
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2024 Payroll Salary
$18,600,000
2024 Cash
$18,000,000
Career Earnings
$36,000,000
2023-2027 foreign-professional (CURRENT)
Masataka Yoshida signed a 5 year , $90,000,000 contract with the Boston Red Sox, including $3,000,000 signing bonus, $90,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $18,000,000. In 2024, Yoshida will earn a base salary of $18,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $18,600,000.
Contract Terms:
5 yr(s) / $90,000,000
Average Salary:
$18,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$3,000,000
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
Year | Age | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 |
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29 | $15,600,000 | $18,000,000 | 7.73% | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 |
2024 |
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30 | $18,600,000 | $18,000,000 | 7.59% | $18,000,000 | $36,000,000 |
2025 |
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31 | $18,600,000 | $18,000,000 | 7.47% | $18,000,000 | $54,000,000 |
2026 |
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32 | $18,600,000 | $18,000,000 | 7.38% | $18,000,000 | $72,000,000 |
2027 |
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33 | $18,600,000 | $18,000,000 | - | $18,000,000 | $90,000,000 |
2028 |
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34 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Service | Base Salary | Signing Proration | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 |
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29 | 0.000 | $15,000,000 | $600,000 | - | - | $15,600,000 | $18,000,000 |
2024 |
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30 | 1.000 | $18,000,000 | $600,000 | - | - | $18,600,000 | $18,000,000 |
2025 |
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31 | - | $18,000,000 | $600,000 | - | - | $18,600,000 | $18,000,000 |
2026 |
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32 | - | $18,000,000 | $600,000 | - | - | $18,600,000 | $18,000,000 |
2027 |
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33 | - | $18,000,000 | $600,000 | - | - | $18,600,000 | $18,000,000 |
2028 |
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34 | -- |
UFA |
Year | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 |
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29 | $15,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 |
2024 |
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30 | $18,000,000 | - | $18,000,000 | $36,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 |
2025 |
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31 | $18,000,000 | - | $18,000,000 | $54,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 |
2026 |
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32 | $18,000,000 | - | $18,000,000 | $72,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 |
2027 |
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33 | $18,000,000 | - | $18,000,000 | $90,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 |
Contract Notes
- BOS paid posting fee: $15.375 million
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
Career Earnings thru 2024
$36,000,000
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
1 team
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 29 |
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Active
|
$18,000,000 |
$18,000,000 |
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2024 | 30 |
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Active
|
$18,000,000 |
$36,000,000 |
|
Total |
$36,000,000 |
$36,000,000 |
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2025 | 31 |
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Active
|
$18,000,000 |
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2026 | 32 |
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Active
|
$18,000,000 |
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2027 | 33 |
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Active
|
$18,000,000 |
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Total |
$90,000,000 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 |
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29 |
$15,000,000
|
$3,000,000 |
$18,000,000 |
$18,000,000 |
|
2024 |
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30 |
$18,000,000
|
$18,000,000 |
$36,000,000 |
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Total |
$33,000,000 |
$3,000,000 |
$36,000,000 |
$36,000,000 |
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2025 |
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31 |
$18,000,000
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$18,000,000 |
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2026 |
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32 |
$18,000,000
|
$18,000,000 |
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2027 |
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33 |
$18,000,000
|
$18,000,000 |
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Total |
$87,000,000 |
$3,000,000 |
$90,000,000 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 |
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$33,000,000 | $3,000,000 | - | $36,000,000 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2024 |
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Apr 29, 2024 - Jun 11, 2024 | Thumb |
Year | Team | GP | GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | K | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | BOS | 54 | 49 | 188 | 20 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 70 | 14 | 31 | 0 | .266 | .343 | .372 | .715 | 0.16 |
2023 | BOS | 139 | 133 | 537 | 71 | 155 | 33 | 3 | 15 | 72 | 239 | 34 | 81 | 8 | .289 | .338 | .445 | .783 | 1.39 |